WASHINGTON, April 25 -- Sen. Richard Blumenthal, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: [Hartford, CT] -- U.S. Senators Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) and Dan Sullivan (R-AK), members of the Senate Armed Services Committee, today called on President Biden to enforce stronger sanctions against Iran. Citing Iran's attacks on Israel on April 13, as well as the repeated attacks by Iran's proxies on Israel and U.S. Navy ships, the senators detailed several ways the United States could enforce  more

WASHINGTON, April 25 -- Sen. Richard Blumenthal, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: Today, U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) sent a letter to the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) urging an investigation into seemingly deceptive advertising practices on the parts of two weighted sleep sack and swaddle manufacturers: Dreamland Baby and Nested Bean. Today's letter follows the companies' continued refusal to address their broad, unverified safety claims about their products in the  more

WASHINGTON, April 22 -- Sen. Richard Blumenthal, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: Senators Richard Blumenthal (D-CT), Ron Wyden (D-OR), Tina Smith (D-MN), Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI), Chris Murphy (D-CT), Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), and Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) wrote the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and Department of Justice (DOJ) urging them to take further action against anti-competitive data sharing in industries such as agriculture, manufactured housing rentals, and healthcare th  more

WASHINGTON, April 25 -- Sen. Richard Blumenthal, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: [HARTFORD, CT] - U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) joined Senate colleagues in reintroducing legislation that would take on the affordable housing crisis and the existential threat of climate change. The Green New Deal for Public Housing Act invests up to $234 billion over ten years to transition the entire public housing stock in the United States into zero-carbon, highly energy-efficient ho  more

WASHINGTON, April 23 -- Sen. Richard Blumenthal, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) joined a significant bipartisan Senate majority in supporting a supplemental funding package that advances national security interests and supports our allies and partners. The legislation now goes to President Biden for his signature. "This bill sends a message to the world: we reject isolationism and apathy and we will not abandon our friends in their hour of n  more

WASHINGTON, April 22 -- Rep. John B. Larson, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: Hartford, CT - Today, Connecticut's Congressional Delegation and Governor Ned Lamont announced $62.5 million grant under the Environmental Protection Act's Solar for All initiative, funded by the Inflation Reduction Act, to expand solar energy investment in low-income and disadvantaged communities (LIDAC). Project SunBridge will reach thousands of households, with a priority focus on multi-family aff  more

WASHINGTON, April 25 -- Rep. Rosa L. DeLauro, D-Connecticut, issued the following statement on April 24, 2024: * * * Congresswoman Rosa DeLauro (CT-03) released a statement following an announcement that Congressman Donald Payne Jr. passed away: "I am heartbroken by news that my dear friend Donald Payne has passed away. From rebuilding America's crumbling infrastructure, to restructuring our broken healthcare system - Congressman Payne was a force in the Congresswho fought for hardworking Ame  more

WASHINGTON, April 25 -- Rep. Rosa L. DeLauro, D-Connecticut, issued the following statement on April 23, 2024: * * * Today, Congresswoman Rosa DeLauro (CT-03) released a statement in support of the Department of Labor's recent rulemaking on overtime pay eligibility and retirement security protection. "I applaud the Department of Labor and Acting Secretary Julie Su for moving two rules to protect workers working overtime and those saving for retirement," said Congresswoman DeLauro. "Together,   more

WASHINGTON, April 22 -- Rep. Jahana Hayes, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: Congresswoman Jahana Hayes (CT-05) released the following statement on antisemitism on university campuses: "Last week, Columbia University President Minouche Shafik came before the House Committee on Education and the Workforce. In that hearing, once again, I made my position clear- there is no place for discrimination in education. However, we have seen a rise in antisemitism, particularly on college  more

WASHINGTON, April 23 -- Rep. John B. Larson, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: Today, House Ways and Means Social Security Subcommittee Ranking Member John B. Larson (CT-01) and Worker and Family Support Subcommittee Ranking Member Danny K. Davis (IL-07) called for stronger protections for beneficiaries in a letter to Commissioner Martin O'Malley on the Social Security Administration's (SSA) proposed rule to expand its use of commercial electronic payroll data to administer the   more

WASHINGTON, April 23 -- Sen. Christopher Murphy, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) on Tuesday released the following statement on the U.S. Federal Trade Commission's (FTC) finalized rule to ban employers from imposing non-compete agreements on their employees. The finalized rule is projected to increase wages by nearly $300 billion per year and expand career opportunities for about 30 million Americans. "Non-compete agreements are terrible for wor  more

WASHINGTON, April 24 -- Sen. Christopher Murphy, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.), a member of the U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee, on Tuesday released the following statement on Senate passage of the national security supplemental: "I'm relieved that Congress has finally done its job and passed legislation to provide support to our allies in Ukraine, Taiwan, and Israel as well as humanitarian aid for the desperate and starving people in   more

WASHINGTON, April 22 -- Sen. Christopher Murphy, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: Senators Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) and Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) on Monday joined U.S. Senators Ron Wyden (D-Ore.), Tina Smith (D-Minn.), Sheldon Whitehouse (D-R.I.), Jeanne Shaheen (D-N.H.), and Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) in a letter urging the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and Department of Justice (DOJ) to take further action against anti-competitive data sharing in industries such as agricult  more

WASHINGTON, April 23 -- Sen. Christopher Murphy, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) and Governor Spencer Cox (R-Utah) on Tuesday announced the launch of a national effort to convene discussions around how to restore the value of the common good to American life. Murphy and Cox have assembled a group of leading thought leaders, researchers, and writers on the left and right to participate in the project, with the goal of moving the political conversa  more

WASHINGTON, April 23 -- Sen. Christopher Murphy, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: Senators Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) and Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) and U.S. Representatives Scott Peters (D-Calif.) and Pramila Jayapal (D-Wash.) on Tuesday led 14 of their Senate and House colleagues in sending a letter to Federal Trade Commission (FTC) Chair Lina Khan urging the FTC to finalize a proposed rule to ban non-compete agreements as soon as possible. In their letter, the members illustrate  more

WASHINGTON, April 23 -- Sen. John Kennedy, R-Louisiana, issued the following news release: A new Morning Consult survey reports that Sen. John Kennedy (R-La.) is one of the 10 most popular U.S. Senators. The survey represents "the industry's only comprehensive look at the popularity of America's top statewide federal officials in all 50 states." "Our latest definitive ranking of America's most popular senators, where Wyoming's John Barrasso remains No. 1 for the fourth quarter in a row. He is   more

WASHINGTON, April 20 -- Rep. Joe Courtney, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: Today, Congressman Joe Courtney (CT-02) issued the following statement after House passage of three appropriations bills to provide assistance for Ukraine;Israel, Gaza, Africa, and Haiti; and the Indo-Pacific. Earlier this morning, Courtney spoke on the House Floor in strong support of H.R. 8036, Indo-Pacific Security Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2024. Click here to watch. On Monday, April 15 Courtn  more